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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Right hander Taj Bradley will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Bradley is 4-3 this season with a 4.19 ERA.
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Paul Blackburn. The right hander has a 3.60 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -263-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Athletics were a 6-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -275 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 6-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Athletics. They won as -275 favorites, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 49-22 SU
Tampa Bay is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Oakland:
Team record: 19-51 SU
Oakland is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at San Diego Friday, June 16
Oakland home to Philadelphia Friday, June 16